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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates9,409Searchable applications
496Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 6,860 approved or refused records
869Refused applications
5,991 approved · 869 refused · 409 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 Feb 2002 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and building controlContact planning contact the planning teamLocal plan Local Plan evidence basePre-application advice Pre-application advice fees
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas23 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas6 mapped area records1 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified
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Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council — Article 4 Direction Area · checked 14 Sept 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0. Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- DecidedA/21/91998/HH
To construct a drop kerb/crossing to facilitate access
Cunliffs Barn Gathurst Road Orrell
Received 5 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/92007/FULL
To erect a detached dwelling following demolition of existing semi-detached dormer bungalow
153 Chorley Road Standish WN1 2TE
Received 6 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/92008/FULL
Construction of a rock ramp fish pass on the River Douglas
River Douglas Trevore Drive To Red Rock Lane Trevore Drive Standish Wigan
Received 6 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/92009/FULL
Construction of four industrial starter units laid out in two blocks of two
Vacant Land To The Rear Of Unit A Westlink Industrial Estate Chaddock Lane Worsley
Received 6 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/92019/VAR
To vary the hours condition 2 of planning permission A/15/80471/CU
155 City Road Wigan WN5 0BB
Received 7 Jul 2021 - UnknownA/21/92020/LUCP
Application for a Certificate of Lawful Use for the retail use under Class E
155 City Road WIgan WN5 0BB
Received 7 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/92017/FULL
Conversion and extension of garage at rear of dwellinghouse to form self-contained accommodation for independent living
51 Charles Street Golborne Warrington WA3 3DF
Received 7 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/91994/FULL
Erection of an external fuel silo for a new biomass boiler system serving plant within an existing building
Electrium Sales Ltd Hindley Green Business Park Leigh Road Hindley Green Wigan WN2 4XY
Received 7 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/92014/CU
Change of Use from existing HMO to single dwelling house (C3)
7 Springfield Road Wigan WN6 7AT
Received 7 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/92013/HH
To extend dwelling, single storey extension to the rear of the property creating a ground floor bedroom and wet room
4 May Avenue Abram Wigan WN2 5RR
Received 7 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/91999/PDC
Prior notification for a proposed change of use to an arcade bar
Freeze Factory 68 Market Street Atherton Manchester M46 0DP
Received 6 Jul 2021 - UnknownA/21/92000/NMAS
Non-Material Amendment Application in respect of A/20/89999/LA to amend the external appearance of the previously approved link corridor
Oakfield High School Long Lane Hindley Green Wigan WN2 4XA
Received 7 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/92015/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - dormer extension to front
22 Browning Grove Standish Lower Ground Wigan WN6 8LA
Received 7 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/92002/FULL
Proposed extension to maintenance workshop. Associated external works, including creation of 3 new parking spaces
Unit C Leigh Trading Estate Butts Street Leigh WN7 3EQ
Received 7 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/92010/HHRET
To retain timber domestic summer house in rear garden
4 Crossford Close Wigan WN3 6BT
Received 6 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/92011/HH
To extend dwelling - proposed single/two storey rear extension
12 Rufford Street Ashton-In-Makerfield WN4 9UF
Received 6 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/92012/HHRET
Restrospective application to retain decking, associated timber screen and pergola, together with detached timber garden room.
112 Winstanley Road Billinge Wigan WN5 7XA
Received 22 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/92021/FULL
Replacement of current modern shopfront and canopy with a proposed traditional shopfront, with retractable canopy and internal lattice shutter
167 Elliott Street Tyldesley Manchester M29 8FL
Received 8 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/92023/CU
To convert from 5 No one bed studio flats to a single dwelling house (Use Class C3)
5 Springfield Road Wigan WN6 7AT
Received 8 Jul 2021 - UnknownA/21/92053/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.7 in respect of application A/19/86931/RMMAJ
Agricultural Land East Garrett Hall Farm Garrett Lane Tyldesley
Received 8 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/92022/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - single storey to rear, following removal of existing conservatory, alterations to front roof projection, installation of new bay window and rendering to front and rear elevations
7 Magdalen Drive Ashton-In-Makerfield Wigan WN4 9RG
Received 8 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/92024/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - single storey to rear
394 North Road Atherton Manchester M46 0RF
Received 9 Jul 2021 - UnknownA/21/92054/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.7 in respect of application A/17/84615/MAJOR
Land Between The Eastern Roundabout Of Junction 26 Of The M6 (with The M58 And A577), The A571 Billinge Road/Foundry Lane Junction, Known As The M58 Link Road And Smithy Brook Road, Known As Pemberton Link Road Wigan
Received 8 Jul 2021 - DecidedA/21/92027/FULL
To install new replacement sprinkler tank
Milliken Industries Gidlow Lane Wigan WN6 8RN
Received 9 Jul 2021
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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